Bale-tie.



No. 720,582. PATBNTED FEB. 17, 190s. fo. W. HARMON.

BALB TIE..

APPLIo IIIIIIII Bunn 24, 1902.

"IIIIIIL'HLM Unirse STATES Fries.

CI-IA-RLES IV. IIARMON, OF SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI.

BALE-TIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 720,582, dated February17, 1903.

Application filed May 24, 1902. Serial No. 108.840. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern,.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES W. HARMON, a citizenof the United States,residing at Springfield, in the county of Greene and State of Missouri,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Bale-Ties, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention is an improved construction of baleltie particularlyadapted for fastening the meeting ends of bale-bands ordinari] yemployed in baling cotton and similar materials.

The objects of the invention are to provide a simple and safeconstruction of tie which can be quickly and easily manipulated tofasten the ends of the band and one which can be as easily manipulatedto disconnect the ends of the band; and a still further object is toprovide a bale-tie in which all of the parts are connected, therebyavoiding the danger of losing one or more of the parts when needed; andthe invention also has for its object to avoid the use of locking keysor wedges commonly employed in bale-ties now in common use.

Withjthe'se objects in view the invention consists, essentially, intheemploymen't of a rectangular-shaped frame, one member of which isdivided, and an essentially U-shaped frame pivoted at one corner of themain frame adapted to extend across the division in the said frame andbe secured to the said frame at the corner opposite the pivotal point bymeans of an overlapping lip formed upon the end of the pivoted frame.

The invention consists also in certain details of construction andnovelties of combination, all of which will be fully describedhereinafter and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings forming part ot' this specilication, Figure l is aperspective View illus-V trating a Ybale-tie constructed in accordancewith my invention, the parts being shown intheir locked position. Fig. 2is a perspective View illustrating the band connected to the.buckle-frame, the pivoted locking-frame being open. Fig. 3 is a viewsimilar to Fig. 2 and showing the manner of connecting or disconnectingone of the band-loops to the buckle-frame. Fig. 4 is a perspective viewof the tie, showing one side. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the tie,showing the opposite side.

Vin shape, one side A being divided, as shown at A2, at a point adjacentto one end of the frame. A locking-frame B, essentially U- shaped, ispivoted at one corner of the frame A, and in practice I prefer to pivotthe frame to the corner Which is most remote from the division-point A2.The member B of the pivoted locking-frame is provided with anoverlapping clasping-lip B2, which is adapted to overlap and clasp theedge of the plate at the corner opposite the pivotal point, as mostclearly shown in Figs. l, 4, and 6, and the buckle-frame A is preferablycut away, as shown at A2, in order to receive the overlapping lip B2. Y

The band-loop C is connected to the frame A, and the loop O is connectedto the opposite member by inserting the said loop through the slot oropening A2, as most clearly shown in Fig. 3, the divided member rbeingpreferably sprung outwardly a slight distance in order to receive theloop. After the loop has been connected to the frame the pivotedlocking-frame is turned upon its pivot, projecting the member B throughthe band-loop C', and the overlapping lip B2 is brought into engagementwith the edge of the buckle-frame and securely clasped thereover, thuscompleting the fastening operation. In order to disconnectthe parts, theoperation is reversed.

It will thus be seen that I provide an eX- ceedingly cheap, simple, andefficient construction of bale-tie, one Which can be quickly and easilymanipulated, and one in which all of the parts are securely connected,thereby avoiding all chance of any of the locking part-s becomingmisplaced.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is*

1. A bale-tie comprising a g rectangularshaped frame, one member ofwhichis divided and an essentially U-shaped lockingframe pivoted at onecorner of the iirst-me1-- tioned frame, and provided with means at itsfree end, for connection to the said first-mentioned frame, asspecified.

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2. A bale-tie comprising a. buckle-frame, one member of which isdivided, and a leek ing-frame piveted to the buckle-frame at one cornerthereof, the free end of the locking- 'rame having.,r an overlapping lipadapted to engage the edge of the buckle-frame opposite the pivot-point,as specified.

3. A bale-tie comprising a buckle-frame rectangular in shape, one memberof Which is divided adjacent to one end, a U-shaped locking-frame pvotedto the buckle-frame at the corner most remote from the divisionpoint,the free end of said loeking-framehaving an overlapping lip adapted 130engage the edge of the buckle-frame ab the corner oppo site thepivot-point, said edge being cui; away to receive the said overlappinglip as specified.

4. A baie-tie comprising a main rectangular frame one member of which isdivided, a supplemental U -shaped frame pivoted at; one end to thecorner of the main frame farthest from the point of division, and meansfor engaging its free end t0 the main frame.

CHARLES W. HARMON.

Witnesses:

MARTIN V. TYNDALL, FRANK E. DICKERSON.

